When I pass the Oak Sanctuary, I usually see these snags filled with vultures. Today the caracara was my gift here as I exited the reserve. I’m no stranger to Aransas NWR, but I seem to have happy surprises whenever I visit. With weather warming, on this tour I met snakes, pigs, and Sedge Wrens (my first).
When I pass the Oak Sanctuary, I usually see these snags filled with vultures. Today the caracara was my gift here as I exited the reserve. I’m no stranger to Aransas NWR, but I seem to have happy surprises whenever I visit. With weather warming, on this tour I met snakes, pigs, and Sedge Wrens (my first).
When I pass the Oak Sanctuary, I usually see these snags filled with vultures. Today the caracara was my gift here as I exited the reserve. I’m no stranger to Aransas NWR, but I seem to have happy surprises whenever I visit. With weather warming, on this tour I met snakes, pigs, and Sedge Wrens (my first).
When I pass the Oak Sanctuary, I usually see these snags filled with vultures. Today the caracara was my gift here as I exited the reserve. I’m no stranger to Aransas NWR, but I seem to have happy surprises whenever I visit. With weather warming, on this tour I met snakes, pigs, and Sedge Wrens (my first).
When I pass the Oak Sanctuary, I usually see these snags filled with vultures. Today the caracara was my gift here as I exited the reserve. I’m no stranger to Aransas NWR, but I seem to have happy surprises whenever I visit. With weather warming, on this tour I met snakes, pigs, and Sedge Wrens (my first).
When I pass the Oak Sanctuary, I usually see these snags filled with vultures. Today the caracara was my gift here as I exited the reserve. I’m no stranger to Aransas NWR, but I seem to have happy surprises whenever I visit. With weather warming, on this tour I met snakes, pigs, and Sedge Wrens (my first).
When I pass the Oak Sanctuary, I usually see these snags filled with vultures. Today the caracara was my gift here as I exited the reserve. I’m no stranger to Aransas NWR, but I seem to have happy surprises whenever I visit. With weather warming, on this tour I met snakes, pigs, and Sedge Wrens (my first).
When I pass the Oak Sanctuary, I usually see these snags filled with vultures. Today the caracara was my gift here as I exited the reserve. I’m no stranger to Aransas NWR, but I seem to have happy surprises whenever I visit. With weather warming, on this tour I met snakes, pigs, and Sedge Wrens (my first).

Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway)

Crested Caracara

(Caracara cheriway)

Description:

When I pass the Oak Sanctuary, I usually see these snags filled with vultures. Today the caracara was my gift here as I exited the reserve. I’m no stranger to Aransas NWR, but I seem to have happy surprises whenever I visit. With weather warming, on this tour I met snakes, pigs, and Sedge Wrens (my first).

Date Taken: 2021:03:12 11:47

Location:

Aransas NWR
Austwell, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

File Name: CrestedCaracara_D5X2368-Aransas_NWR

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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